While others coasted down hills and climbed with the help of gears, Massie, a grandfather of five, pedaled every inch of the tour from San Francisco to Los Angeles over eight days balanced above a single 36-inch wheel.

Mark Massie cruises along the California coast on a unicycle

The California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour is an eight day, full-service ride that meanders past wineries, lighthouses and beaches of the Pacific coast. The 2013 tour raised nearly $1 million for the Arthritis Foundation.

—Sean McCoy

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Managing Editor Sean McCoy is a life-long outdoorsman who grew up hunting and fishing central Wisconsin forests and lakes. He joined GearJunkie after a 10-year stint as a newspaperman in the Caribbean, where he learned sailing and wooden-boat repair. Based in Denver, McCoy is an avid trail runner, camper, hunter, angler, mountain biker, skier, and beer tester.

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